Model
Samsung WV60A99**A*
Rank #190 means 189 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 75th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 75% of those models.
What does the Samsung WV60A99**A* cost to run per year?
The Samsung WV60A99**A* costs about $20 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #190 of 388. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 75% of washing machine models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. At a IMEF of 2.92, its integrated modified energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung WF50T85**A* at $20/yr runs a little cheaper and the Summit LWES247 at $20/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Samsung WV60A99**A*'s $20/yr adds up to roughly $200 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg WT7250C*.
By the numbers
The Samsung WV60A99**A* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $20/yr, here is what the Samsung WV60A99**A* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung WV60A99**A* costs about $200. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung WV60A99**A* compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $20/yr, it sits right on the class median of $20, and it is about $13 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 5 cu ft, the Samsung WV60A99**A* is a mid-size washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost. Beyond size, its IMEF of 2.92, above the class median of 2.76, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated modified energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Samsung WV60A99**A* cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $20/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #190 of 388, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Samsung WV60A99**A* cost per month?
About $1.7 a month, which is the $20 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 110 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $20 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung WV60A99**A* for its size?
75th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | Samsung WF50T85**A*5 cu ft | $20 |
| 196 | Samsung WF50A85**A*5 cu ft | $20 |
| 195 | Midea MLH52S7AWW5.2 cu ft | $20 |
| 194 | Midea MLH52S7AGS5.2 cu ft | $20 |
| 193 | Marathon MWM2214W2.2 cu ft | $20 |
Source
ES_1023593_WV60A99**A*_05232021020358_80078533_View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and WV60A99**A* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.